NOW Magazine - winner of the Utne Reader 2001 Readers Poll Award for Local Coverage - is Canada's leading alternative news and entertainment weekly, and has been since its inaugural issue in September 1981. Over the years NOW's weekly readership...

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In a world where big brand mayo companies are pushing their locavore roots, we've got to cut through the noise. To help you freshen up your locavore diet we're feeding you nine freshly-picked ideas that source no further than 100 miles from your front door and grow as close 10 feet from your back steps.

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In a world where big brand mayo companies are pushing their locavore roots, we've got to cut through the noise. To help you freshen up your locavore diet we're feeding you nine freshly-picked ideas that source no further than 100 miles from your front door and grow as close 10 feet from your back steps.

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